Not always, half the time they want to see if you are going to stay where you are and not try to look for another better paying job.
There is no right answer to this question because different employers are looking for different answers. Best is to answer honestly and if it’s not what they wanted to hear it’s actually best for you cause you dodge that bullet.
This is question job interviewers ask to see if you have any ambition to work up the corporate ladder so you can do more work for the same pay.
In 5 years, you’ll be sitting with HR and argue about how professional is to fuck your boss’s mom.
Not always, half the time they want to see if you are going to stay where you are and not try to look for another better paying job.
There is no right answer to this question because different employers are looking for different answers. Best is to answer honestly and if it’s not what they wanted to hear it’s actually best for you cause you dodge that bullet.